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Tour and Tasting at Thomas Fogarty
Thomas Fogarty Winery & Vineyards, Woodside, CA
Tasted Saturday, July 28, 2012 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 1,429 views
Flight 1 - Barrel tasting (5 Notes)
Flight 2 - Early 1990s Pinot Vertical (4 Notes)
1991 Thomas Fogarty Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountains 92 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Bricked medium red violet color; very appealing, mature, earthy, bay leaf, forest floor, dried cherry, tart cherry nose; mature, tasty, dried cherry, tart cherry, mushroom, bay leaf, forest floor palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 92+ points (100% destemmed; medium-plus to heavy toast Francois Freres barrels)
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1992 Thomas Fogarty Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountains 91 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Bricked medium dark red color with lots of sediment; redolent, tart black fruit, grilled onions, pain grille, grilled cheese nose; mature, tart black cherry, roasted cherry, tart black raspberry palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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1993 Thomas Fogarty Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountains 91 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Bricked medium red color with light floating sediment; oak, toast, dried cherry, burnt marshmallow nose that changes, over 30 minutes or so, to a watermelon and light green herb nose; velvety textured, mature, dried mushroom, dried cherry palate with sweet, firm tannins yet; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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1994 Thomas Fogarty Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountains 93 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Bricking dark cherry red color; forest floor, cigar box, dried roses, light pepper nose; cigar box, dried cherry, forest floor, dried mushroom palate with good acidity and firm tannins; long finish 93+ points (18 mos in barrel)
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Flight 3 - Young Pinots (2 Notes)
2010 Thomas Fogarty Pinot Noir Windy Hill Vineyard 92 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; appealing, earthy, forest floor, sandalwood nose, that changes to padron chile nose over several minutes in the glass; tasty, red fruit, baked cherry, baked strawberry, light sandalwood, padron chile palate with sweet tannins; medium-plus finish (last vintage before vineyard, suffering from stunted roots, was pulled out; no new oak)
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2010 Thomas Fogarty Pinot Noir Rapley Trail Vineyard 91 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Medium dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; oak spice, ras el hanout spice, coriander, char nose; tart cherry, char, ripe raspberry, ras el hanout spice palate; needs 1-2 years; medium-plus finish
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Flight 4 - Pinot Rapley Trail Verticals (6 Notes)
2002 Thomas Fogarty Pinot Noir Block M Rapley Trail Vineyard 88 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Dark cherry red color; VA, baked cherry, salted plum nose; ripe cherry palate; medium-plus finish (w/3% Syrah; inoculated with Montrachet yeast)
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2007 Thomas Fogarty Pinot Noir Block M Rapley Trail Vineyard 93 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Medium dark cherry red color; a little reduction, roasted cherry, French vanilla, baked raspberry nose; tasty, tart cherry, vanilla, rich black fruit, spice palate; long finish (should continue to develop with age and add further complexity)
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2008 Thomas Fogarty Pinot Noir Block M Rapley Trail Vineyard 91 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; chaparral, campfire, stems nose; smoky, chaparral, roasted red fruit, roast plum palate; needs 2-3 years; medium-plus finish
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2002 Thomas Fogarty Pinot Noir Block B Rapley Trail Vineyard 91 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Very dark cherry red color; light VA, dried plum, light char nose; roasted cherry, tart sour cherry, berry palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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2007 Thomas Fogarty Pinot Noir Block B Rapley Trail Vineyard 92 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Dark ruby color; spicy, tart cherry, black cherry nose; youthful, spicy cherry, baked cherry, mineral palate with integrating oak; could use 2 years and should go decades; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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2008 Thomas Fogarty Pinot Noir Block B Rapley Trail Vineyard 91 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Dark cherry red color; appealing, baked cherry, French vanilla, baked berry nose; tasty, baked cherry, raspberry, vanilla palate; could use 2 years; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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Flight 5 - Other Reds (2 Notes)
2009 Thomas Fogarty Nebbiolo Santa Cruz Mountains 91 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Light medium red color with very pale meniscus; intriguing, watermelon, orange spice, dried cherry, clove nose; tasty, light-medium bodied, silky textured, ripe red fruit, spice palate; reminiscent of a Frappato; medium-plus finish 91+ points (destemmed, fermented in used oak, 12.5% alcohol)
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2008 Thomas Fogarty Lexington Meritage 92 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Opaque ruby color; soapstone, tart berry, violets nose; tasty, ripe berry, violets, plum palate with medium acidity; needs 2 years; medium-plus finish (63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, 17% Merlot; 3/4's from Gist Ranch and 1/4 from Camel Hill)
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Flight 6 - Chardonnays (6 Notes)
1992 Thomas Fogarty Chardonnay Estate Reserve 93 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Medium golden yellow color; ghee, butter, saffron, mineral nose; tasty, rich, oily textured, ghee, saffron, mineral, hazelnut palate; medium-plus finish 93+ points (13% alcohol; aged mainly in American oak)
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2009 Thomas Fogarty Chardonnay Langley Hill Vineyard 92 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Light golden yellow color; yellow beets, lemon oil nose; rich, lemon oil, ripe lemon, mineral palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 92+ points (16-18 mos in French oak)
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2009 Thomas Fogarty Chardonnay Damiana 91 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Medium yellow color; reduction, green herb, light gunpowder nose; rich, oily textured, green herb, tart citrus, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points (from 3.75 estate vineyard first planted in 1978)
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2009 Thomas Fogarty Chardonnay Albutom Santa Cruz Mountains 93 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Light medium yellow color; ripe, pineapple, green herb nose; tasty, youthful, tart lemon, lemon oil, mineral, cumin palate with medium acidity; long finish
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2009 Thomas Fogarty Chardonnay Portola Springs Vineyard 92 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Light yellow color; pineapple, apple butter nose; tasty, tart lemon, mineral, lemon oil palate; needs 1-2 years; medium-plus finish (3.04 pH)
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2008 Thomas Fogarty Chardonnay Portola Springs Vineyard 92 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Light golden yellow color; rich, bees wax, honeyed nose; rich, oily textured, honeyed, cumin palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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Flight 7 - Gewürzes (2 Notes)
1996 Thomas Fogarty Gewürztraminer 92 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Monterey County
Light orange color; rich, baked apple, spice, elder flower, geranium nose; mature, baked apple, apple sauce, spice, old roses palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points (.5 RS)
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2009 Thomas Fogarty Gewürztraminer 91 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Monterey County
Light yellow color; floral, tart apple, rose petal nose; geranium, mineral, tart apple, tart peach palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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2011 Thomas Fogarty Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountains 91 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Barrel sample - medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; very pretty, cherry, raspberry, floral nose; tasty, tart cherry, forest floor palate with medium acidity; needs 1-2 years; medium-plus finish 91-92+ points (20-30% whole cluster; to be bottled in early Sept.)
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2011 Thomas Fogarty Pinot Noir Razorback Vineyard 91 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Barrel sample - medium dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; earthy, reduction, cranberry, tart cherry nose; tart cranberry, mineral, forest floor palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 91-93 points (about 25% whole cluster)
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2011 Thomas Fogarty Pinot Noir Rapley Trail Vineyard 91 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Barrel samples (wine expected to be bottled in March 2013)
• Top of the vineyard - dark cherry red color; appealing, ripe cherry, tart strawberry, light cinnamon nose; good density, tight, tart cherry, raspberry palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 91-92+ points (about 25% new oak)
• Middle vineyard (new barrel) - dark cherry red color; aromatic, floral, ripe raspberry, sandalwood incense nose; tight, tart cherry, sandalwood palate; needs time; medium-plus finish 91-93 points
• Middle vineyard (used barrel) - medium dark ruby color; reduction, spice, tart cherry nose; tasty, tart cherry, sandalwood, raspberry palate; medium-plus finish 91-92+ points
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2011 Thomas Fogarty Syrah Fat Buck Ridge Vineyard 89 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Barrel sample - dark ruby color; tart berry, forest floor nose; tart red fruit, mineral, herbal palate; medium-plus finish 89-91 points (30-40% whole cluster; Phelps and 470 clones)
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2010 Thomas Fogarty Lexington Meritage 91 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Barrel sample (to be bottled at end of August 2012) - very dark purple red violet color; tart plum, mocha nose; tasty, ripe plum, black currant, mocha palate; medium-plus finish 91-92+ points (80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc, 8% Merlot)
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